OIF published a new whitepaper on Thermal Management at the Faceplate. Issues associated with air cooling of pluggable modules in a line card are examined. Guidance on the necessary communications between optics plug suppliers, the system architects and system thermal designers is provided. Read More … [Read more...]

JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has announced the publication of a new series of standards for component level testing of high-brightness/power LEDs. The new JESD51-5x series of standards is aimed at thermal characterization of power LED components. The standards include clear recommendations for which data to include on LED data sheets, as well as test environments … [Read more...]

IEC/TS 62727:2012(E) provides guidelines for the parameters to be specified for solar trackers for photovoltaic systems and provides recommendations for measurement techniques. The purpose of this test specification is to define the performance characteristics of trackers and describe the methods to calculate and/or measure critical parameters. This specification provides … [Read more...]

Mersen recently published a technical white paper on Standards and Codes: SCN4, Note 1, “Significant Changes to the NFPA 70E Standard 2012 Edition.” NFPA 70E is the standard for electrical safety in the workplace, and explains in detail how to prevent electrical hazards. In this paper, Mersen identifies and explains some of the key changes to NFPA 70E for 2012. Learn more … [Read more...]